Ladies fan, with ivory frame. Either end has floral carving on it with painted gold detail, as do the base areas of the individual ivory fan 'ribs'. The fabric on the upper part of the fan 'ribs' has cream coloured fabric cover...

Ceramic Chinese ginger jar. Blue-green glaze, possibly iron which would date it as fairly old. Grey around base and neck of jar. Red, rust-like patches showing through glaze. Six panels, each with a different design. Possibly some of these designs...

Pale green transparent glass bottle, square base. Bottle appears to made with a piece of hollow glass tubing with thick glass over it to form a bottle. A few small bubbles in glass. Recorded as, "possibly a Chinese medicine bottle."

Sidney and Islands Review, 17 September 1925, Page 5.
"While many of our residents have been telling one another how good a place North Saanich would be for the greenhouse business, it remains for a Chinese Company to invest the money and bu...

Sidney and Islands Review, 10 December 1925, Page 5.
"Notes By The Way by OBSERVER
An anti-Oriental society in Victoria is advocating the return to all Chinese who desire to return to China all their head-tax. This has been advocated befor...

Sidney and Islands Review, 2 September 1915, Page 4.
"There is now in the neighborhood of 350 white men and about 50 Chinamen employed on the works at James Island. The contractors are certainly rushing things over there and are working day...

Sidney and Islands Review, 27 February 1914, Page 1.
"While blasting for the paving of the new road a Chinaman was recently killed. He had run for shelter to a fir tree and was standing behind another man when the blasts went off. The latt...

Sidney and Islands Review, 25 March 1915, p. 4.
“Mr. Vany Shu Wen, Chinese Consul-General for Canada, who is on the Coast on a visit from Ottawa, made a flying trip to Sidney on Wednesday. The distinguished visitor, who motored out from Victoria...

Sidney and Islands Review, “Oriental Menage To Integrity Of The British Empire”, 24 October 1913, Page 6.
“Oriental Menace To Integrity Of The British Empire” – Lengthy article giving some of the views of the immigration of Orientals and that “Ou...

Sidney and Islands Review, “A Warning to Chinese”, 1 August 1913, Page 2.
“A Warning to Chinese
Three million circulars for distribution all over China are declared to have been despatched by local Chinese warning their compatriots against coming...

Sidney and Islands Review, 6 March 1919, Page 3.
"The Sidney Mills, Limited, no doubt did much to establish the reputation of Sidney as a centre of industry by the erection of its huge new tile chimney, but the latest monument to attest the ...

Sidney and Islands Review, “Must Be Photographed”, 17 October 1913, Page 1.
“Must Be Photographed
An edict from the immigration department at Ottawa has been issued requiring every Chinaman to have his photograph taken and filed with the local im...

Sidney and Islands Review, “Editorial Notes”, 16 May 1913, Page 4.
“We have no doubt that we shall presently see much improvement in passenger transportation facilities to Victoria. One of the most urgently required betterments is more accommod...

Sidney and Islands Review, '“For Mothers”, 11 February 1915, Page 3.
“For Mothers
Not having a special department for mothers the editor is compelled to put in the general columns this bit of exclusive information which came to him unexpecte...